Josef Herrmann

Josef Herrmann (20 April 1903 - 19 November 1955) was a German baritone, notable for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner. He was born in Darmstadt and made his professional debut at Kaiserslautern. He subsequently sang with the opera companies at Stettin (Szczecin), Königsberg and Nuremberg before becoming principal baritone in Dresden, where, in the 1940s, he sang roles such as Scarpia in Tosca and Iago in Otello, as well as the German repertory. In 1942, he sang in the première of Heinrich Sutermeister's literaturoper Die Zauberinsel (based on The Tempest). In 1950, he appeared as The Wanderer and Gunther at La Scala, Milan, in performances of Der Ring des Nibelungen conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Herrmann died at Hildesheim at the age of 52.

Singer Portrait - Josef Herrmann - 2012-01-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Josef Herrmann - 2006-09-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Dokumente einer Sängerkarriere - Josef Herrmann - 2006-08-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven, von Weber, Bizet & Strauss: Opera Arias (Great Singers) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Les maîtres chanteurs de Nuremberg, extraits (Mono Version) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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